Elizabeth K. Baker

Music Library

Eastern Kentucky University

Music Reference Sources

Introduction

This list contains a select group of reference sources housed in the EKU Music Library. Most items are located in the Reference Room and cannot leave the library. Periodically, the list will expand and evolve as new items are added. All entries are listed in the following order:

1) Title 2) Author or Editor 3) Call Number 4) Comments

Contents

· Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

· Directories

· Indexes

· Miscellaneous

· Style Manuals

· Thematic Catalogs

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Ballet

“The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Ballet,” 2^nd ed. / Koegler / Music Lib. Ref. GV 1585.k6313 1982 / Comments: includes select bibliography; lists of annuals and periodicals.

Band Music

“The Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music” (3 vols.) / Rehrig / Music Lib. Ref. ML 128.B23 R330 1991 / Comments: lists known works of band composers; some short biographies; includes appendices on publishers, journals, LP’s and research subjects.

Blues

“Encyclopedia of the Blues” / Herzhaft / Music Lib. Ref. ML 102.B6 H413 1997 / Comments: includes select discographies; lists of blues standards, magazines and anthologies.

Composers

“Contemporary Composers” / Morton / Music Lib. Ref. ML 390.C660 1992 / Comments: focus is on twentieth-century classical composers; includes appendices for publishers and associations.

“International Dictionary of Black Composers” (2 vols.) / Floyd / Music Lib. Ref. ML 105.I490 1999

“International Encyclopedia of Women Composers” (2 vols.) / Cohen / Music Lib. Ref. ML 105.C7 1987

Country Music

“The Encyclopedia of Country Music” / Kingsbury / Music Lib. Ref. ML 102.C7 E54 1998

Folk

“Folk Music: More Than a Song” / Baggelaar / Music Lib. Ref. ML 102.F66 B3

General

“Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians,” 8^th ed. / Slonimsky / Music Lib. Ref. ML 105.B16 1992 / Comments: short biographies of classical musicians (although includes some popular and jazz figures).

“The Harvard Dictionary of Music” / Randel / Music Lib. Ref. ML 100.N485 1986 / Comments: main focus is on classical music.

“The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians” (29 vols.) / Sadie / Music Lib. Ref. ML 100.N48 2001 / Comments: most comprehensive encyclopedia for classical music.

Jazz

“The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz” / Feather / Music Lib. Ref. ML 102.J3 F39 1999

“Jazz: The Essential Companion” / Carr / Music Lib. Ref. ML 102.J3 C32 1988

“The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz” (2 vols.) / Kernfeld / Music Lib. ML 102.J3 N48 1988 / Comments: includes discographies.

Music Terminology

“Music Translation Dictionary” (2 vols.) / Grigg / Music Lib. ML 108.G855

Musical Instruments

“The New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments” (3 vols.) / Sadie / Music Lib. Ref. ML 102.I5 N48 1984

Musicals, Film & Theatre

“The American Musical Film Song Encyclopedia” / Hischak / Music Lib. Ref. ML 102.M88 H57 1999 / Comments: each entry includes a description of the song and identifies when it appears in the film.

“The American Musical Theatre Song Encyclopedia” / Hischak / Music Lib. Ref. ML 102.M88 H59 1995 / Comments: each entry includes a description of the song and identifies when it appears in the musical.

“Broadway: An Encyclopedic Guide to the History, People and Places of Times Square” / Bloom / Music Lib. Ref. F 128.65.T5 B56 1991

“Stage It With Music: An Encyclopedic Guide to the American Musical Theatre” / Hischak / Music Lib. Ref. ML 102.M88 H6 1993

Opera

“Dictionary of Opera & Operetta” / Anderson / Music Lib. Ref. ML 102.06 A540 1989

“Guide to Operatic Roles & Arias” / Boldrey / Music Lib. Ref. 102.06 B64 1994 / Comments: lists roles and arias by voice categories (light lyric soprano, heroic tenor, dramatic baritone, etc.)

“The New Grove Dictionary of Opera” (4 vols.) / Sadie / Music Lib. Ref. ML 102.06 N5 1992

“The Simon & Schuster Book of the Opera” / Music Lib. Ref. ML 102.06 O63 / Comments: lists operas in chronological order.

Popular Music

“The Encyclopedia of Popular Music,” 3^rd ed. (8 vols.) / Larkin / Music Lib. Ref. ML 102.P66 G84 1998 / Comments: includes bibliographies by artist and subject; select list of “fanzines” (magazines devoted to a specific artist); a song title index.

“The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll” / Romanowski / Music Lib. Ref. ML 102.R6 R64 1995

“The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music” / Clarke / Music Lib. Ref. ML 102.P66 P5 1998

United States

“The Encyclopedia of American Music” / Jablonski / Music Lib. Ref. ML 100.J28 / Comments: entries listed chronologically (rather than alphabetically); appendix lists information on record companies specializing in American music.

“The New Grove Dictionary of American Music” (3 vols.) / Hitchcock / Music Lib. Ref. ML 101.U6 N48 1986

World Music

“The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music” (10 vols.) / Stone / Music Lib. Ref. ML 100.G16 1998 / Comments: each volume discusses a different region of the world. Volume 10 includes an enormous reference section listing publications, recordings, films, and a general glossary of world music terms.

Directories

“Directory of Music Faculties in Colleges and Universities, U.S. and Canada” / Music Lib. Ref. ML 13.D57 2001/2002 / Comments: identifies music departments and conservatories (including faculty names) by state; additional lists for graduate degrees offered; faculty listed alphabetically and by teaching interest.

“International Directory of the Performing Arts” / Music Lib. Ref. ML 12.M88 2001 / Comments: contact information for artists’ managers, orchestras, festivals, record companies, publishers, radio stations, etc.

“International Who’s Who in Music and Musicians’ Directory” / Cummings / Music Lib. Ref. ML 106.G7 W4 1992/93

“National Directory of Record Labels & Music Publishers,” 1996 / Taylor / Music Lib. Ref. ML 18.N35 5^th / Comments: includes list of music industry associations.

“Showcase: International Music Book” / Music Lib. Ref. ML 12.K45 33^rd 2001 / Comments: contact information for concert venues, equipment, recording studios, artists, broadcast stations, etc.

Indexes

“Band Music Guide” / Music Lib. Ref. ML 128.B23 B36 1996 / Comments: band scores currently in print listed by title and composer.

“Historical Sets, Collected Editions, and Monuments of Music” (2 vols.) / Heyer / Music Lib. Ref. ML 113.H52 1980 / Comments: Lists the contents of many anthologies and collected works housed in the music library.

“The Music Index: A Subject-Author Guide to Music Periodical Literature” / Music Lib. Ref. ML 118.M84 / Comments: lists articles written about music from 1949 to the present.

“Music in Print Series” / Comments: separate volumes list music in print by subject, composer or title.

“Sacred Choral Music in Print” (vols. 1a,b) / Music Lib. Ref. ML 128.V7 E78 1985

“Sacred Choral Music in Print: Arranger Index” (vol. 1c) / Music Lib. Ref. ML 128.V7 E7837 1987

“Sacred Choral Music in Print: 1988 Supplement” (vol. 1s) / Music Lib. Ref. ML 128.V7 E78 1985 Suppl.

“Sacred Choral Music in Print: 1992 Supplement” (vol. 1t) / Music Lib. Ref. ML 128.V7 E78 1992 Suppl.

“Sacred Choral Music in Print: 1996 Supplement” (vol. 1u) / Music Lib. Ref. ML 128.V7 E78 1996 Suppl.

“Sacred Choral Music in Print: Master Index 1996” (vol. 1x) / Music Lib. Ref. ML 128.V7 E7838 1996

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“Secular Choral Music in Print” (vols. 2a,b) / Music Lib. Ref. ML 128.V7 D3 1987

“Secular Choral Music in Print: Arranger Index” (vol. 2c) / Music Lib. Ref. ML 128.V7 D33 1987 Arr. Index

“Secular Choral Music in Print: 1991 Supplement” (vol. 2s) / Music Lib. Ref. ML 128.V7 D33 1987 Suppl. 1991

“Secular Choral Music in Print: 1993 Supplement” (vol. 2t) / Music Lib. Ref. ML 128.V7 D33 1987 Suppl. 1993

“Secular Choral Music in Print: 1996 Supplement” (vol. 2u) / Music Lib. Ref. ML 128.V7 D33 1987 Suppl. 1996

“Secular Choral Music in Print: Master Index 1996” (vol. 2x) / Music Lib. Ref. ML 128.V7 D33 1996

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“Organ Music in Print” (vol. 3) / Music Lib. ML 128.O6 F7 1984

“Organ Music in Print: 1990 Supplement” (vol. 3s) / Music Lib. Ref. ML 128.O6 F7 1990 Suppl.

“Organ Music in Print: 1997 Supplement” (vol. 3t) / Music Lib. Ref. ML 128.O6 F7 1997 Suppl.

“Organ Music in Print: Master Index 1997” (vol. 3x) / Music Lib. ML 128.O6 F7 1997 Index

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“Classical Vocal Music in Print” (vol. 4) / Music Ref. ML 128.V7 N335

“Classical Vocal Music in Print: 1985 Supplement” (vol. 4s) / Music Ref. ML 128.V7 N335 Suppl.

“Classical Vocal Music in Print: 1995 Supplement” (vol. 4t) / Music Ref. ML 128.V7 N335 Suppl. 1995

“Classical Vocal Music in Print: Master Index 1995” (vol. 4x) / Music Ref. ML 128.V7 N335 Index 1995

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“Orchestral Music in Print” (vol. 5) / Music Lib. Ref. ML 128.O5 F33

“Orchestral Music in Print: 1983 Supplement (vol. 5s) / Music Lib. Ref. 128.O5 F33 Suppl.

“Orchestral Music in Print: 1994 Supplement” (vol. 5t) / Music Lib. Ref. ML 128.O5 F33 Suppl. 1994

“Orchestral Music in Print: 1999 Supplement” (vol. 5u) / Music Lib. Ref. ML 128.O5 F33 Suppl. 1999

“Orchestral Music in Print: Master Index 1999” (vol. 5x) / Music Lib. Ref. ML 128.O5 F3336 2000

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“String Music in Print” (vol. 6) / Music Lib. Ref. ML 128.S7 F4 1973

“String Music in Print: 1984 Supplement (vol. 6s) / Music Lib. Ref. ML 128.S7 F4 1984 Suppl.

“String Music in Print: 1998 Supplement (vol. 6t) / Music Lib. Ref. ML 128.S7 F4 1998 Suppl.

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“Classical Guitar Music in Print” (vol. 7) / Music Lib. Ref. ML 128.G8 J36 1989

“Classical Guitar Music in Print: 1998 Supplement” (vol. 7s) / Music Lib. Ref. ML 128.G8 J36 1998 suppl.

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“Woodwind Music in Print” (vol. 8) / Music Lib. Ref. ML 128.W5 P48 1997

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“Music in Print: Master Composer Index 1999” (vols. XCa,b) / Music Lib. Ref. ML 113.M8825 1999

“Music in Print: Master Title Index” (vol. XT) / Music Lib. Ref. ML 113.M8827 1999

“Popular Music” / Graff / Music Lib. Ref. ML 120.U5 S51 / Comments: alphabetical listing of songs published from 1920 to the present; includes identification of composer, publisher, recording artist and album.

“RILM Abstracts” / Comments: lists articles and books written about music. Works written between 1969 to the present can be searched online through the “First Search” link found on the Crabbe Library’s home page (www.library.eku.edu). Works written between 1967-68 can be searched in the paper volumes of RILM located in the music library’s reference room.

“SongCite: An Index to Popular Songs” (2 vols.) / Goodfellow / Music Lib. Ref. ML 128.P63 G65 1995 / Comments: lists popular songs by title (including entire first line of lyrics) and by composer.

Miscellaneous

“American Song: The Complete Musical Theatre Companion” (2 vols.) / Bloom / Music Lib. Ref. ML 128.M78 B6 1996 / Comments: musicals listed alphabetically and identified by premiere date, theatre, composer, lyricist, producer, director, songs, cast, etc.

“Chamber Music: An International Guide to Works and Their Instrumentation” / Rangel-Ribeiro / Music Lib. Ref. ML 128.C4 R3 1993 / Comments: identifies chamber works by composer, date, key, instrumentation and publisher.

“A Conductor’s Guide to Choral-Orchestral Works” (2 vols.) / Green / Music Lib. Ref. ML 128.C48 G7 1994 / Comments: describes works in terms of their performance time, texts, ensemble requirements, performance problems, different editions of the score, etc.

“Guide to Pianist’s Repertoire” / Hinson / Music Lib. Ref. ML 128.P3 H5 2000

“Jazz Research and Performance Materials: A Select Annotated Bibliography” / Meadows / Music Lib. Ref. ML 128.J3 M33 1995

“Music: A Guide to the Reference Literature” / Brockman / Music Lib. Ref. ML 113.B85 1987 / Comments: describes various dictionaries and other sources helpful in conducting music research; includes lists of periodicals, associations, organizations, etc.

“Music Festivals from Bach to Blues” / Clynes / Music Lib. Ref. ML 35.C6 1996 / Comments: lists music festivals and workshops in the U.S. and Canada by region, date and genre.

“Music Reference and Research Materials: An Annotated Bibliography” / Duckles / Music Lib. Ref. ML 113.D83 1997 / Comments: describes various music reference sources such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, bibliographies, discographies, Internet sites, etc.

“Music Subject Headings” / Bratcher / Music Lib. Ref. ML 111.B815 1988 / Comments: lists the subject headings and call numbers used by the Library of Congress. Knowing the exact subject heading and/or call number for the topic you are researching can improve your search results when using the library’s online catalog (eQuest) or when browsing the shelves.

“Orchestral Music” / Daniels / Music Lib. Ref. ML 128.O5 D3 1996 / Comments: describes works in terms of their performance time, ensemble requirements, different editions of the score, etc.

“The Piano in Chamber Ensemble: An Annotated Guide” / Hinson / Music Lib. Ref. ML 128.C4 H5 / Comments: includes brief description of each work.

“Reader’s Guide to Music History, Theory, Criticism” / Steib / Music Lib. Ref. ML 113.R34 1999 / Comments: essays that describe useful sources for studying composers and other subjects.

“The Well-Tempered Announcer: A Pronunciation Guide to Classical Music” / Fradkin / Music Lib. Ref. ML 109.F73 1996

Style Manuals

(Guidelines for Citing Sources, Writing Papers, etc.)

“Irvine’s Writing about Music,” 3^rd ed. / Radice / Music Lib. Ref. ML 3797.I79 1999 / Comments: discusses issues of content organization, spelling, punctuation, quotations, citing sources, etc.

“A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertation,” 6^th ed. / Turabian / Music Lib. Ref. LB 2369.T8 1996 / Comments: discusses issues of content organization, spelling, punctuation, quotations, citing sources, etc.; includes appendix on copyright law.

Thematic Catalogs

(Note: a thematic catalog is a source that identifies the opening notes of a musical composition.)

“Thematic Catalogues in Music: An Annotated Bibliography” / Brook / Music Lib. Ref. ML 113.B86 1997 / Comments: describes various thematic catalogs created for specific composers or subjects.

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